Month: June 2021

John Legend is defending Chrissy Teigen. Teigen has been at the center of scandal for weeks now after being accused of intense cyberbullying in the past which was intensified when designer Michael Costello came out with his own claims after the star publicly apologized. Costello, 38, alleged in a lengthy Instagram post that Teigen sent him disparaging messages over social media years ago that caused him to have suicidal thoughts. The "Project Runway" alum said the messages from Teigen, 35, and her campaign against his brand caused "trauma" and his mother Nancy told Fox News that it was hurtful that her son's name was not included in Teigen's apology and that "the damage is done." JOHN LEGEND'S SILENCE ON CHRISSY TEIGEN'S SCANDAL PUTS HIS BRAND AT RICKS, EXPERT SAYS: ‘WAS HE OK WITH I...

Demi Lovato is opening up about their journey to start a podcast, sharing that the new platform has provided a way to engage with fans about topics they're passionate about from diet culture to gender identity. The 28-year-old singer and host of 4D with Demi Lovato talked all about their new venture in a recent interview on Audacy Check In, sharing that they were motivated to launch a podcast because "I’m a very passionate person and I’m very outspoken about a lot of things that I believe in. And I feel like sometimes my message gets lost in translation, over text, whether it be over Instagram or Twitter or whatever" Lovato continued, "I wanted to have conversations that show people, I really am invested in making this world a better place, making it a more loving place, a more compassio...

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10:33 AM PT -- Chrissy's husband, John Legend, is coming to her defense and accusing Costello of faking the DMs to insert himself into the controversy she's dealing with. John points to the story that broke alleging the DMs were manipulated as "receipts," and claims ... "This exchange was made up, completely fake, never happened." The singer adds ... "I encourage everyone who breathlessly spread this lie to keep that same energy when they correct the record." Michael Costello's doubling down on claims Chrissy Teigen's bullied and traumatized him, and says her attempts to discredit him confirm "she remains the same bully...